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IGPA co-sponsors campus discussion of climate policy

Three nationally known experts on climate policy exchanged ideas at a panel on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign. The November 3rd panel featured Charles Kolstad of the University of California-Santa Barbara, Nathaniel Keohane of the Environmental Defense Fund and Don Fullerton, an IGPA professor and professor of finance at the U of I. Watch the presentation.

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:14am
IGPA sponsors health care reform discussion in Washington

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IGPA and the Illinois Alumni Club of Greater Washington, DC, will sponsor a discussion about health care reform on November 12, at the United States Capitol Visitors' Center.

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 9:50am
Research by IGPA's David Merriman featured in Chicago Tribune report

Photo of David F. MerrimanResearch by IGPA economist David Merriman, who also is head of the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was featured by the Chicago Tribune in a report about cigarette taxes.

Friday, October 9, 2009 - 7:36am
Regional Institute for Community Policing is now the Center for Public Safety and Justice

The Regional Institute for Community Policing, which has been a part of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs since 1997, is now the IGPA Center for Public Safety and Justice.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 10:45am
IGPA to host discussion of the future of education in Illinois on Oct. 7

IGPA has organized a discussion of the future of education in Illinois with a panel of government and academic experts on Oct. 7.

Monday, September 28, 2009 - 12:42pm
CPRD awarded grant to help fight underage drinking

A proposal developed by IGPA's Center for Prevention Research and Development in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services is among four nationwide to receive up to $2.3 million per year for up to five years to help build capacity to fight underage drinking. The grants will be awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Monday, September 21, 2009 - 9:59am
IGPA's Don Fullerton to address EU finance ministers' meeting in Sweden

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IGPA’s Don Fullerton will outline the economic impact of pollution regulations at a meeting of European Union finance ministers that will be a springboard for upcoming negotiations on a new international treaty to combat global warming.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 4:00pm
Call for Papers: IGPA/Chicago Fed conference on health care policy

The Health Policy and Social Policy programs at IGPA, in cooperation with the Chicago Federal Researve Bank, are planning a conference on health care policy next March in Chicago. The organizers have issued a call for papers to be presented at the conference.

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 7:43am
IGPA welcomes new faculty member

Photo of Nicole KazeeIGPA is happy to welcome Nicole Kazee as its newest faculty member. Nicole is an assistant professor of political science and is jointly appointed with the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Monday, August 17, 2009 - 9:06am
2008-2009 Annual Report now online

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The 2008-2009 Annual Report is now online. The report highlights the contributions of IGPA, its faculty, and its staff during the year.

Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 7:55pm